Monday, April 23, 2018

Rebecca Mader Birthday Project

Hi everyone Today is Rebecca Mader's birthday . Bex is a favorite in the Once Upon a Time fandom. She does so much for her fans and is very generous with her time. How do you say thank you to someone as great as Bex? I decided to ask some of her fans what Bex means to them, how does she inspire you and what have you learned from her? Her fans had the following to say.



Hollie- Bex means the world to me because she is honestly so kind and loving and cares so much about everyone. She uses her platform to help and raise awareness for many different things and always takes the time out of her day to talk to all of us on Twitter. Bex has taught me to never give up and when things get hard that it will pass and you are where you need to be in life. She is adorable  from her laugh to the way she lights up a room when she walks into it . Bex is so talented and I'm so proud of her and hope she has an amazing birthday when it comes around and I hope she gets all she wishes and hopes for!! ?



Brooke- Well Bex is one of my idols and she means a lot to me and she inspires me too love myself and be kind to others.



Joelle- I love Bex because she's beautiful, funny and very honest and unique. She stays true to herself. She taught me to always be yourself. If people don't like you the way you are they don't deserve you. Zelena taught me that you should never judge a book by it's cover. Under all that green lies a story , a person, a heart. Thank you Bex  for being you ! I love you , beautiful dorky wicked cute little green bean !



Katie- Bex, my queen ! Zelena will always and forever hold the closest place in my heart. You gave me happiness in the happy times and made the sad days that little but more able to deal with. You helped me realize that no matter how much anger you have inside you and how much you want to seek revenge on those who hurt you it's not worth it. You taught me that being happy and having hope isn't just words that fairytales use. It's now words I can use in my every day life. I have just recently booked an appointment for my mental health through the strength of you, I wouldn't have been able to have the courage to speak up about past bullying, suicide and depression if it wasn't for how much you speak about not keeping it to yourself. I heard you say this quote one time " this too shall pass" that forever sticks with me, because I know that no matter what I'm going through, when I'm come out at the other end a beautiful life is waiting there for me, you gave me that hope. I also managed to embrace every inch of myself whether it comes to my wild crazy hair, my sexuality or anything else because you embrace the real you , you made me unapologetically myself. I will forever be thankful for Zelena. But most importantly I'm thankful for you because without Bex there's no Zelena. You have given me so much love and support through the years, that I just wanted to show you my appreciation. You deserve it, and so much more. Thank you for changing my life for the better, thank you for just being you because it's shown me to be who I am and be proud of it. You are my flashlight, my hero, my savior, my greatest idol. You have also given me the greatest group of friends I could have ever wished for, I've never felt so much love from a fandom in all my life. I'm so grateful. I love you.



Rylin- Dear Bex, First of all Happy Birthday... and second thank you. Thank you so much for bringing us Zelena but most importantly being you. Showing us all that we can be ourselves without feeling insecure or like we have to prove something to someone. I'm almost 15 and I feel like sometimes I have to prove myself constantly to fit in or to make others like me. But somehow you have made me feel like it's okay to be who I am and just as I come. In the past couple of months I have really realized I don't have to impress a boy or any of my friends to feel happy inside. My happiness comes from being myself. thank you Bex. You've shown us your friendships and especially with Lana you two are so inspiring and supportive of each other and I've seen it in my friendships too and it makes me so hopeful for the years to come. You've been an example to so many people with just being you. Also thank you for making me laugh. Sometimes life gets rough but I can always depend on you for some good laughs. Your hash tags are #phenomenal. Me and one of my best friends always talk about the wicked witch and we have so many inside jokes about it it's unreal ( another way we've gotten closer because of you). We always talk about spilling tea with the wicked witch and how fun it would be lol. I surprised her and bought us matching T- shirt's from your stay wicked campaign. She was so happy. You are doing such great things and your generosity for those children really shows it. Thank you for being such a light in this world and spreading love and kindness all around . Love you so much




Me- Bex is truly amazing. I love her character Zelena. Zelena has taught me not to be ashamed of who you are to be proud of your gifts and to be afraid to share them with the world. Bex truly has saved my life she saved my life when I thought there was no hope for me . I have Asperger's and always felt ashamed of who I am and was always told that I couldn't or shouldn't. I didn't listen and because of Bex I got on my bike and I flew . I'm now in college and got inducted into the honor society. I'm studying creative writing hoping to write books and scripts. Thank you so much Bex you have been a huge inspiration in my life. Thank you for giving us Zelena . Even after Once ends no matter what life throws at me I'll remember to Stay Wicked.





As you can see the Once fans love their wicked witch. Bex is truly loved in the Once fandom. Thank you for everything you do for your fans Bex and I hope you have a amazing wicked filled Birthday.